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Awry; obliquely; askew. |
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Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; --
chiefly used in technical phrases. |
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A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a
buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a check to
receive the coping stones and retain them in place. |
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To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move
obliquely. |
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To start aside; to shy, as a horse. |
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To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly
or suspiciously. |
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To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an
oblique position. |
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To throw or hurl obliquely. |